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H. W. PARKER. HYDROGARBON BURNER.

No. 508,045. Patented Nov'. 7,' 1893.

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HARRY WILSON PARKER, OF CLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNOR TO FERD. W. PECK,

WALTER LfPECK, AND CLARENCE PECK, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

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ysrite'IFICATION vforming parte Vf'Letter-e Patent No. 508,045, datedNovember "7, 1893.

AApplication filed July 26, 1888. Renewed November 17, 1890- Serial No,371.648. (No model.)

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Be it known that I, HARRY WILSON Para.

EER, of Cleveland, inthe 'c'ountyo'f Cuyahoga and ZState o'f Ohio, haveinvented 'certain new and 'useful .Improvements `in Hydrocarbon ing tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the 4invention,"such as 'willenable others skilled lin the I"art to which it pertains to makeandnsefthe same.

My iinvention relates 'to improvements in hydro-carbon burners, of `lthevariety-employing snperheated steam as a means of `atomizin'gVand'vaporizinig the 'oil and aiding conibustion generally; fandcensists 'in certain featuresof:construction and in combination o'f'patshereinafter described and pointe/deut in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, vIfligure lis an elevation lin sectionthrough the center-of the device. Figs. 2, -3 :and 4 are horizontalsections respectively, 'on lines w, 'y y and fr', Fig. 1. Fig. 5 is an'elevation in section "on line 'y' y', Fig. 4. Fig'. 6 is an 'elevationinY section on line z a, Fig. 4. y 1 he body of the burner consists 1nthe main of 'three sections, A, B and C. The lower lsecj-ecting hub, a,at the center, fand with a -cir- 'cumfer'ential Y'ila`1'rge, ALat theperiphery above. Next -above section A is disk B,

` rtion A incloses a Water-chamber A2,'such water-'chamber `extendingnearly aro und this s'ecf the latter being integral. with wings B', thewings and iiang'e serving as a spider for supporting disk D. Upon diskYD is secured-'section C, the latter having ii'anges C 'connected byjloolts F with iiange's A, thus firmly securing the 'diderent members ofthe casing. Sectionexcept ythat block A3 is 'cast solid from Vhub to rimorseating the valves and forother 'purposes herein-after described.Induction, water-pipes o." leads to chamber A2. Hub et, has aconi'calbore in which is seated plug, E. t: The plug is held endwise to its'seat by th by means of which the 'oil-li supply-pipe, not shown, isconnected wi thy the spectively,at e and e', the latter bore formingachamber` of 'con siderable size, the two bores be'- ing connectedbyjet-orifice eand this .jet-oritice b'eing closed by valve H. This plughas .also Ean annular groove, E', and above the Bnrne'rs; and I dohereby declare the followgroove this plug is reduced in size, leaving an'annular chamber, E2, extending from groove E -to the end of the plug.The stemy of valve H extends through the `central bore of nipple G forguidance, a group :of smaller -oriiifces, g, ad-mitting oil through thenipple into chamber e', see Fig. 4. A section `of the valve hasatransverse gain, H2, in which again loperates the eccentric wrist, h, ofrod h', this rod being j'ournaled in plug h2 and the latter having astutlng -box, h3, of' ordinary `construction. Byturning this rod in theone'direction or the other valve H is opened or closed, and for thispurpose the vouter section h4 of the rod is usually squared forreceiving a wrench "or handle.

-K is a lighting-cupand above this cup isa coil of small tubing, I,usually of copper, the lower eind of the coil v'connecting with orili-ceI. The upper end of the coil connects with orifice d the latter leadingto the superheating-chambers c. These chambers are cored in section Cand are arranged as shown in Fig. 2, l'difterent chambers connecting attheir ends so that steam entering from orice d, must pass throughgthethree compartments c in reaching the'- discharging vorifice j. Thelatter, as shown in Fig. l, connects with hori- 'zontal duct j', thelatter duct discharging into t-he annular groove E aforesaid. Recess Lat -eith'er end thereof is inopen relation with water-chamber A2. Duct Lleads 'downward from the recess and connects with duct I with 'whichlatter coil I is connected, as f aforesaid, the lateral passage-waybetween vthese twoconducts beingc'ontrolled by valve t'.

Perforated bands, fm, m and m2, admitair to the central portion of theburner,`more especially to support combustion at the lighting-cup. Atthe upper end thereof hub a, is

counterbored to receive the lower end of tube "abutting nipple G, thisnipple connecting `also ii with a coupling M, and below the tube the hubhas latera holes, a2, to admit air into the tube.

.Upon the upper end of tube N is mounted icone, n, .the Alatter lhavingan imperforate top,

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but having a series of jet-orifices, n', discharging downward into thecoucavity C2 of the burner.

In operating the device, valve I-I is lirst opened long enough to admitoil to lill the lighting cup, the oil by means of the pressure thereonbeing projected into cone n from whence it drips through orifices n' andfalls by gravity intothe lighting-cup below where it is ignited tosupply the initial heat. Chamber A2 is supposed to be full of water, andas coil I becomes sufficiently heated by opening valve i water isadmitted to the coil and is quickly converted into steam, such steam bymeans of the conducts, passage-ways, dac., already described beingeventually discharged into tube M. As soon as a goodly quantity of steamis seen escaping from the cone, valve H is again opened to admit oil.The steam in a thin annular sheet envelops the jet of oil, atomizing andvaporiziug the oil and commingling with the oil-Vapor, thus forming ahighly combustible admixture that burns fiercely as it escapes from thecone. By reason of the downwardly directed jets of flame from the conethat impinge section C and fill the concavity C2 thereof, thesuperheating chamber c soon becomes intensely heated whereby the steampassing through these chambers becomes heated and to such a degree thatit is believed to separate into its elementary gases in the combustionin chamber C2; at least the intense heat at this part would indicatesuch separation. Waterchamber A2 serves as a purifying chamber whereinthe sediment is allowedto settle and where, owing to the heattransmitted from the burner and absorbed by the water, the impurities ofthe water are in the main precipitated, so that little or no sedimentreaches coil I, and consequently this coil is not subject toincrustation. Ground-joints are preferably used in place of packing andby removing bolts F the parts may be easily separated for cleaning,repairs, or other purposes and may as easily be reassembled. Thesediment therefore, that mayaccumulate in the chamber A2, may easilyberemoved from time to time, but as a considerable quantity of sedimentin this chamber will do no special harm such separation of the parts forcleaning need not be of frequent occurrence. By reason of thewater-chamber below and of the free circulation of air through thecentral portion of the burner the lower section does not becomeoverheated so as to injure the valves or hinder their free working. Theoil when admitted past valve H, not having been heated to anyconsiderable degree, does not deposit any sediment. The device istherefore not likely to clog from such source. Owing to the large amountof air consumed in supporting the combustion at the cone, together withthe elementary gases of the superheated steam, the amount of oilconsumed is small as compared with the amount of heat developed.

What I claim isl. A sectional hydro carbon burner consisting of thelower section or chamber provided with a water supply pipe, a middlesteam generating section or chamber connected with said lower or waterchamber, and an upper section for su per-heating steam connected withthe steam generating section, a central hub located in the lowestsection and a plug located in the box of the hub and having oil supplyor discharge orifices therein,substan tially as set forth.

2. A sectional hydro-carbon burner, consisting of the lower section orchamber provided with a water supply pipe, a middle steam generatingsection or chamber connected with said lower or water chamber, and anupper section for superheating steam connected with the steam generatingsection, of a ccntral hub located in the lower section and provided witha steam supply opening, a plug located in the box of the hub and havingoil supply and discharge orifices, and a cone connected with the hub,substantially as set forth.

3. A sectional hydro-carbon burner, having a lower section or chamberprovided with a water supply pipe, a middle air space `and steamgenerating chamber an upper steau'f" superheating chamber and acentrally located pipe having oil and steam supply openings therein,substantially as set forth.

4. In a hydro carbon burner, the combination with means for supplyingoil thereto, a water chamber, a steam superheating chamber and an airchamber between the water and superheating chambers, substantially asindicated, of a steam-generator located in such air-chamber, saidsteam-generator being connected with the water-chamber and with thesuperheatiug chamber, substantially as set forth.

5. In a hydro carbon burner, the combination with means for supplyingoil thereto, a water chamber a steam super-heating chamber and an airchamber between the water and superheating chambers, of steam-generatorlocated in saidairchamber and a lighting-cup located next below suchsteam-generator, substantially as set forth.

6. In a hydro-carbon burner the combination with a sectional casing, thedifferent sections thereof containing respectivelya water chamber, anair chamber, and super-heating chambers, substantially as indicated, ofan oil supply for said burner, a heating coil, ducts establishingcommunication between the water chamber and said heating coil, betweenthe latter and the super-heating chamber and between the super-heatingchamber and said oil supply, and valves for shutting off the supply ofoil and steam, substantially as set forth.

7. In a hydro-carbon burner, the combination with a lower water chamber,an upper steam super-heating chamber and an intermediate air chamber, ofanannular lighting cup located in said air chamber and having a centralopening and perforated walls surrounding said central opening, admittingair laterally to the lighting cup from the inside thereof, and means forsupplying oil to the burner, substantially as set forth.

8. In a hydro-carbon burner, the combination with a lower chamber forwater, an upper chamber for super-heating steam, andan intermediate airchamber, of a lighting cup located within such air chamber, the saidlighting cup having a central opening, and perforated walls projectingupward from the lighting cup, said walls being surmounted by animperforate cap and means for supplying o il to the burner,substantially as set forth.

9. In a hydrocarbon burner, the combinationwith means for supplying oiland water thereto, of a cone having jet orifices, steam super-heatingchambers located next below and in line of the jet orifices of said coneand an upwardly projecting peripheral rim integral with the walls of thesuper-heating chamber, to give the lattera cup-shaped upper face forconcentrating the jets of flame, substantially as set forth.

In testimony whereof I sign this specification, in the presence of twowitnesses, this 29th day of May, 1888.

HARRY WILSON PARKER.

Witnesses:

CHAs. H. DORER, ALBERT E. LYNCH.

